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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Police Service is partnering up with the Christmas Hope campaign to host their 6th Annual Charity Checkstop on Saturday.  Cst. Dana Holland with the Community Engagement Unit said Wednesday that on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. officers and staff will be volunteering at the Park Place Mall’s west [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Lethbridge Handmade Market (LHM) has come a long ways in the past decade. LHM will be hosting their 10th annual Holi-yay holiday market at the Lethbridge Trade and Convention Centre on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. LHM is organized by local entrepreneur Jessy Gust. [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It took a while but the City of Lethbridge and the local firefighters’ union have reached an innovative new deal. The previous collective agreement between the City and the International Association of Firefighters Union (IAFU) Local 237 expired in 2020. On Tuesday Lethbridge City Council ratified the [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Discussions on Lethbridge adopting a ward system have come to a screeching halt as city council rejected a motion which would have brought the matter to the Governance Standing Policy Committee to look into. The motion was brought forth by councillors Jenn Schmidt-Rempel and Belinda Crowson this [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge County Regional Emergency Management Partnership (REMP) hosted its first annual regional emergency preparedness “tabletop” exercise on Wednesday, to simulate their coordinated response to a large-scale disaster affecting the region.  The scenario, called “Southern Skyfall” was a damaging summer storm and tornado with a significant impact on life safety, property, [...] Read More »

Thomas Muller and The Vancouver Whitecaps are in Florida to take on Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in the league’s championship game tomorrow. The team playing in its home stadium, or home market, has won 11 of the last 14 MLS Cup titles. Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter says they’re not concerned with those numbers. The Canadian [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The labour market surprised economists again in November with a third straight month of job gains. Statistics Canada says the economy added 54,000 jobs last month compared with expectations for a small drop in employment. The unemployment rate fell to 6.5 per cent from 6.9 per cent in October with 26,000 fewer people [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum to meet at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Washington today as the future [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Washington Friday as the future of the continental trade agreement hangs in the balance. The 2026 World Cup draw will mark the first time all three leaders have gathered in person. It comes ahead [...] Read More »

CALGARY — The architect of Alberta’s politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an “ultimate tool of accountability” if a politician engages in illegal or unethical behaviour. Jason Kenney gave the remarks in an interview Thursday as the party he helped create – the United [...] Read More »